That Funny Man of 1,000 Faces

The title “Just Jim Dale” might seem to foretell something fairly straightforward. And, yes, this new show will feature the titular star alone onstage, supported only by the pianist Mark York. Yet the wide-ranging career of Mr. Dale has been anything but simple. He made his Broadway debut in “Scapino” in 1974, won a Tony for “Barnum” in 1980 and later appeared in the long-running hit “Me and My Girl.” More recently he was in the revival of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca.” But did you know that Mr. Dale also wrote the lyrics for the title song of “Georgy Girl,” which won him an Oscar nomination in 1967?

And while they may not know his career onstage or film, a new generation has discovered Mr. Dale as the voice of the audio versions of the “Harry Potter” book series — all seven of them. In his show, directed by Richard Maltby Jr., Mr. Dale, 78, will traverse the fascinating arc of his career in song and story, presumably with the warmth and good humor that has marked so many of his performances. (Previews begin May 15, Roundabout Theater Company’s Laura Pels Theater, 111 West 46th Street, Manhattan, 212-719-1300, roundaboutheatre.org.)